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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said he has made the decision to petition to the Armenian President regarding the dismissal of the [serving] chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, in connection with his going on to another job.

The body of conscript Levon Torosyan (born in 1999, Armavir) was found at around 07:30, on May 6 at a combat position of a military unit in Armenia’s north-east. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia (RA), the death was caused as a result of a fatal head shot. Other details of the incidents are not available yet.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has recommended Russian citizens staying in Yerevan to avoid crowded places on May 8 because of the possible intensification of protest actions there, RIA Novosti reported.